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Investing in the future Dreams are indeed achievable, but more often than not, the quest requires funding. That's why it was so gratifying to see Ferguson Enterprises pledge $1.1 million to An Achievable Dream Academy through the year 2024. An Achievable Dream began in 1992 as a summer program for at-risk Newport News fourth-graders. It has grown into a school, from K-12, that has sent hundreds and hundreds of graduates on to college and to productive lives. It shines as one of the bright lights of the Peninsula. Walter Segaloff, the visionary businessman who founded An Achievable Dream, was a tireless fundraiser (some might call that a euphemism, but they would say so with a smile)....

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Investing in the futureDreams are indeed achievable, but more often than not, the quest requires funding. That's why it was so gratifying to see Ferguson Enterprises pledge $1.1 million to An Achievable Dream Academy through the year 2024.An...

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham hadn't even been sworn in yet when Democratic Party leaders began talking about her potentially running for governor in 2018. That's not a good sign for Democrats as they seek to capture a Senate seat in 2016 and find candidates to...

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, brushed aside a formidable challenge from former Gov. Charlie Crist to capture a second term in the populous and politically important state.
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She was the wishy-washy, predictable Democrat they knew, as opposed to Rick Scott, the scary bald man who remains a mystery.
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U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez said Friday he was stepping aside to spend more time with his family, but he would stay involved in Republican politics and continue to be active in Cuban-American affairs.
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In the hours after Hurricane Charley tore through Central Florida, we were neighbors.
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